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LAssass. Jaas 19.-Whsn the senate met
Al 3 e'eloek this naoEniBx Il lacked one
senator Of hzsLag a quorum, and - al IN
tornzi recess ~ss taken uasii after ths ar
rival Of the ssginsw train and then some
twenty or nloFe senators were found 10 -
pressnt The Senate thea went II once
into eoamittse of the whols. Several bills
were considered BET the one that called oat
the most discussion Was senator Nestsat
bill 20 prohibit the selling, giving away Or ia
any manner furnishing tobacco IN any form
70 minors under 10 years Of age. Senator
Mayo goa good joke on Senator Weslsase.
Who Is Presbyterian minister. and Al pres
eat has under consideration = call rom .
large ehareh Al Indianapolis. Ind. by NOV
ing 70 include ministers OF the gospel as
well as boys, % whom tobacco shall not be
furnished. Senator Wesfgate opposed the
snendment. while senator HuoDeii thought
II . good one. as be believed the inrnence
OF a minister xho Was an habituai user TO
tobacco and would 20 before his church or
Bible class and squirt tobacco juice ont OF
one corner Of his mouth while be talked OF
heaven and heavenly things and pointed
his hearers 10 the better land. out OF the
other corner, must be bad, especially on the
boys. who had a right 20 pattern after their
pastor. The amendment was voted down
and The bill advanced 10 third reading, but
viii hardly pass.
The most important business of this
afternoon was the consideration Of the late
anti-compacl insurance bin, aud the sub
stitute reported by the Insurance. Commit
tee IL Is sure 10 pass the Senate al the
first trial, Notwithstanding the desperate
fight insurance companies have ma0e
against similar biz for the last three or
four sessions.
At the opening OF the session of the House
this evening Representative Abbott offered
preamble reciting the fact of charges Of
bo0die-taking against members OF both
branches of the Legislature. appearing in
the Lansing Journal of the 18th. aud re-
questing the publishers OF such paper 70
publish as promptly as possible the names
Of all members referred TO in said article
as being implicated Before taking action
on the resolution Clerk Crossman read n
statement which he said was copy as
nearly as he could recollect Of letter sent
by him on the first train this morning 10
| the Erening Neies. but which did not APP
| pear in this evenings Meas In IL he denied
| in toto all knowledge of the statement at
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cases Of boodle-giving and boodle-receiying.
| Representative Marley wanted TO
| aid the Erening lyelrs and Detroit
| Journal. and ask them TO publish the names
also. Mr.. Baker thought the charges
| TOO vague for notice. Mr. Harrington
| wanted the resolution laid over until next
day. Mr.. Ogg moved TO table, because
| In twelve years work on daily paper he
had learned thst there are tricks in ali bust
ness, and this was trick OF Rovley to get
advertising at the States expense III.
| Watson wanted the whole matter tabled as
unworthy of notice. Others spoke in the
same strain and the motion TO table was
lost. Yeas, 10; nays, 20; after which the
motion 10 adopt prevailed. S3 to IL. A
committee consisting of Messrs. Abbott,
| Chapman and Harrington was then ap-
| pointed to investigate the correspondents oil
| the papers named and report.
The Liquor Tax bill was received
| from the Senate with 13d
amendments, aud was laid over one day
under the rules. The Senate resolution
| for final adjournment on the %. was receiv-
| ed and concurred in.
| A resolution by Mr.. Baumgardner. to ex-
| pei the Lansing journal correspondent
| from the floor. until the charges were prov
en- true or un rue, was left hanging in the
air by adjournment. OBSERVER.